What color is #221E34?

#221E34 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #221E34?

The RGB value is 34, 30, 52: 34 red, 30 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221E34?

The complementary color is #30341E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221E34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221E34 color

#221E34 rgb(34, 30, 52)

Shades of blue

The hex color #221E34 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 11.8% green and 20.4% blue (34, 30, 52).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 27% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

#221E34 color codes

HEX	`#221E34`
RGB	`rgb(34, 30, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 11.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 27%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 42%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 42%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.71, 8.11, -13.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.71, 15.98, 300.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.744, 1.517, 3.449)`
Decimal	`2235956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221E34, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #221E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221E34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #221E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221e34; }
.text { color: #221e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 30 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221e34, #2d1e34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #221E34?: #221E34 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #221E34?: The RGB value is 34, 30, 52: 34 red, 30 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221E34?: The complementary color is #30341E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221E34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.